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In addition to the <\/span>summer opportunities<\/span><\/a> that allow participants to build excellent skills that are applicable to a broad range of health professions, the following programs are designed to help students explore specific fields of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n

This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but will serve as an excellent starting point from which you can begin your own search for activities.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Allied Health<\/h4>
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Virginia Commonwealth University Allied Health Career Exploration (AHCE)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dental Medicine<\/h4>
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ADEA Enrichment Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n

Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry Residential Spring Academic Immersion Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine\u00a0Gateway to Dentistry<\/a><\/p>\n

SUNY Stony Brook School fo Dental Medicine Discover Dental School: Summer Scholar’s Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Virginia Commonwealth University\u2019s Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

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MD\/PhD<\/h4>
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Summer in Biological Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

University of California San Diego Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Cincinnati Physician Scientist Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Iowa Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Keck Graduate Institute Summer Explore Health Professions\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Michigan\u00a0Undergraduate Summer Research Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Nebraska Medical Center MD\/PhD Summer Undergraduate Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

NIH-AMGEN Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Washington University in St. Louis BioMedRAP\/AMGEN Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n

Washington University in St. Louis MSTP Access Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Weill Cornell\/Rockefeller\/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nursing<\/h4>
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Frontier Nursing Courier Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Virginia Commonwealth University Allied Health Career Exploration (AHCE)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Occupational Therapy<\/h4>
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Pre-Occupational Therapy Summer Program<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Optometry<\/h4>
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Illinois College of Optometry Focus on your Future Summer Program<\/a><\/p>\n

SUNY College of Optometry CSTEP Program<\/a><\/p>\n

SUNY College of Optometry EYE-Care Summer Camp<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Pharmacy<\/h4>
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Campbell University Healthcare Professionals Readiness & Enrichment Program (H-PREP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Keck Graduate Institute Pre-Pharmacy Enrichment Summer Program (PrEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

Manchester University Virtual Pharmacy Week<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

University at Buffalo Pharmacy Summer Institute<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Charleston School of Pharmacy\u2019s PharmD Academy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy Summer Pharmacy Institute\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Kansas Undergraduate Research Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Purdue University Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n

Virginia Commonwealth University Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Physician Assistant<\/h4>
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PA Summer Success Program<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Podiatry<\/h4>
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California School of Podiatric Medicine CSPM Experience: Summer Enrichment Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Des Moines University Summer Podiatry Preview<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine Pre-Professional Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

New York College of Podiatric Medicine Summer Pre-Matriculation Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Summer Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

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Speech-Language-Hearing<\/h4>
<\/p>\n

The Language Sciences Research lab at The Ohio State University<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Linguistics Field School, an NSF REU site hosted by Swarthmore and Haverford Colleges<\/a><\/p>\n

NICHD R25 Summer Research Program at the University of Oregon<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Research Initiative (SRI) at the University of Maryland, College Park<\/a><\/p>\n

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Veterinary Medicine<\/h4>
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Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

American Association of Equine Practitioners Avenues Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Aquarium of the Pacific College Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Blue Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute<\/a><\/p>\n

California Wildlife Center<\/a><\/p>\n

Cincinnati Zoo Volunteer Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Clearwater Marine Aquarium<\/a><\/p>\n

Days End Farm Horse Rescue Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Dolphins Plus Animal Care Internship<\/a><\/p>\n

Dolphin Research Center Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Dolphin Quest Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Greyhound Welfare Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine Enrichment Summer Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Mote Marine Laboratory College Intern Scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n

National Audubon Society Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

National Marine Mammal Foundation Animal Care and Training Internship<\/a><\/p>\n

New England Aquarium Marine Mammal Internship<\/a><\/p>\n

New England Wildlife Centers<\/a><\/p>\n

Operation Wallacea<\/a><\/p>\n

Philadelphia Zoo Volunteer Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n

The School for Field Studies Environmental Field Studies Abroad<\/a><\/p>\n

San Diego Zoo Global Careers Internships<\/a><\/p>\n

SeaLife Park Hawaii Internship & Volunteers<\/a><\/p>\n

Seneca Park Zoo Association of Zoos & Aquariums AAB Pre-Veterinary Summer Fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n

Staten Island Zoo Internship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

St. George\u2019s University MedVet Summer Academy<\/a><\/p>\n

Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Adventures in Veterinary Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Connecticut Study Abroad Opportunities in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Clinical Scholars Program<\/a><\/p>\n

University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Exploration Through Science (VETS)<\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Veterinary Medicine Student Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

Utica Zoo Zookeeper Summer Intern Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Whatcom Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center<\/a><\/p>\n

The William H Miner Agricultural Research Institute Education Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center<\/a><\/p>\n

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summer Student Fellowship Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Zoo New England Volunteer Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n

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